Tax justice

24th may 2015: Today twenty one rights based civil society organizations and networks facilitated by EquityBD organized a press conference in national press club titled “Stop illicit Finance flow to ensure development investment and revenue mobilization” and demanded to take specific measures to stop illicit finance flow. They also...

Dhaka, 25th April 2015. Today from a human chain 23 right based civil society organizations urge the government to reconsider IMF prescriptions on VAT law. They also demanded cancellation of new VAT law which proposes 15% flat rate for all good and commodities. They think, this new law will...

Dhaka, 22nd June 2014. Today fourteen right based civil society organizations and networks led by EquityBD organized a press conference at the national press club and termed the tax policy in proposed budget 2014-25 as anti poor and against the principles of redistributive justice. They also criticized the government...

Dhaka, 3rd May 2014. Today fifteen right-based civil society organizations led by EquityBD in a rally and human chain in front of the National Press Club accused government for favoring the multinational companies (MNC) with tax rules and demanded for stopping further extension of value added tax (VAT) as...

Dhaka 1st March 2014. Today fourteen civil society right groups led by Equity and Justice Working Group Bangladesh (EquityBD) in a press conference titled “Tax Evasion of MNCs should be stopped to Enhance Revenue” express their concern on tax evasion and capital flight by the MNCs and urged for a strong...

Dhaka, 15th November 2013: Today a right based civil society group in a press conference in Dhaka said, both developed and developing countries political leaders to act with commitment to stop illicit financial flow from poor countries. EquityBD, a network of right-based civil societies, organizes the press conference to...

Dhaka, 16th July 2013. Today in a press conference held at National Press Club eight right based civil society networks criticize value added tax (VAT) as it is regressive especially to the poor and middle class consumers. They urge the government to emphasize on corporate and direct tax and...

13th April 2013, Civil society organizations in Chittagong urge the government to reduce the burden of VAT which fall heavily on the poor and demand to give more priority on the direct taxes from people who can afford it. A seminar held in the Press Club in Chittagong on Saturday, 13th...